civilian aviatio, in general tends to be a rich, older mans hobby nowadays. this gentleman did not start his carreer in barnstorming until his late fifties till he could well afford to do so.

in fact, most of all the money making stunt pilots I have known in my life have all been forty and over years old... the forty somethings being the young'ns. The 20 and 30 something stunt pilots out there have usually been born into the bizness

This is not what you want to see at an air show. A bi-plane crashed here at Travis Air Force Base.

see now, why just assume that conclusion? there is no other reason to go to an air show. I live near an airport, I can watch planes take off and land all day long. it really isn't that exciting.it's like why watch a NASCAR race?1) you are a redneck and want to go "whoo-whoo!" whenever Little E leads a lap.or,2) you are like the rest of the planet, and record it, and fast forward till a wreck happens.

bigbobowski:see, now, thinking about it after ww2 they would race p-51 mustangs like stock cars for whatever that cup was called.that would be exciting.still after awhile your still waiting for the wreck.

I met this guy several times. He's was a friend of a friend of mine. Had a hanger in Half Moon Bay that was full of amazing planes. He was in good health, sharp as a tack and physically fit. Not a farmer's market candidate at all.

Too bad that he crashed, wonder what happened. The plane he was flying was beautiful too.

bigbobowski:see, now, thinking about it after ww2 they would race p-51 mustangs like stock cars for whatever that cup was called.that would be exciting.still after awhile your still waiting for the wreck.

He had a P-51 as well as a few old war planes and race planes. His hanger is right down the road from me in Half Moon Bay CA

wax_on:I met this guy several times. He's was a friend of a friend of mine. Had a hanger in Half Moon Bay that was full of amazing planes. He was in good health, sharp as a tack and physically fit. Not a farmer's market candidate at all.

Too bad that he crashed, wonder what happened. The plane he was flying was beautiful too.

I just saw him and this plane at Dream Machines a week ago. Almost went for a ride in it.

bigbobowski:This is not what you want to see at an air show. A bi-plane crashed here at Travis Air Force Base.

see now, why just assume that conclusion? there is no other reason to go to an air show. I live near an airport, I can watch planes take off and land all day long. it really isn't that exciting.it's like why watch a NASCAR race?1) you are a redneck and want to go "whoo-whoo!" whenever Little E leads a lap.or,2) you are like the rest of the planet, and record it, and fast forward till a wreck happens.

bigbobowski:This is not what you want to see at an air show. A bi-plane crashed here at Travis Air Force Base.

see now, why just assume that conclusion? there is no other reason to go to an air show. I live near an airport, I can watch planes take off and land all day long. it really isn't that exciting.it's like why watch a NASCAR race?1) you are a redneck and want to go "whoo-whoo!" whenever Little E leads a lap.or,2) you are like the rest of the planet, and record it, and fast forward till a wreck happens.

same with an airshow "hey look an upside down airplane!" thrills.

Yeah. How dare people like what you don't like.

I'm sure whatever you like to do is just as stupid as you claim these things are.

I love airshows and go to many. Have seen some bad crashes. Always have a place to run. Never sit in the bleachers. Inverted low flying always very risky. Last year a biplane went in while inverted with a wingwalker because the engine sputtered. Glad I didn't see it. Love flyi g hate crashes

75 yr old pilot crashed his fully fueled jet into a residential neighborhood in Oregon several years ago. Hit like an incendiary bomb.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_air_show_accidents_and_incidents Link

HotIgneous Intruder:bigbobowski: This is not what you want to see at an air show. A bi-plane crashed here at Travis Air Force Base.

see now, why just assume that conclusion? there is no other reason to go to an air show. I live near an airport, I can watch planes take off and land all day long. it really isn't that exciting.it's like why watch a NASCAR race?1) you are a redneck and want to go "whoo-whoo!" whenever Little E leads a lap.or,2) you are like the rest of the planet, and record it, and fast forward till a wreck happens.

same with an airshow "hey look an upside down airplane!" thrills.

You've obviously never seen the Blue Angels fly.

I suspect movie special effects and CGI has made even the Angels unimpressive to to some people, especially those who grew up with those effects. Kind of a shame.